Welcome back to the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse season preview series.
We’re now just two days away from SU’s season opener against the Army Black Knights at Noon on Sunday. We’ve already talked about ‘Cuse’s attack, offensive midfield, and defensive midfield/close defense, so now it’s time to finish off our look into the roster with the face-off specialists and goalies.
Both groups have the experience and talent to be a major reason for Orange fans to feel optimism heading into the season, so let’s get right to it:
Face-Off
Last season, the combined face-off group of redshirt junior Jakob Phaup, redshirt senior Danny Varello, and redshirt junior Nate Garlow finished the year ranked fifth in the country in face-off win percentage (67.